Ledger/LCJ newsletter 1-13-2023
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Bible verse of the day 1-13-2023
Bible verse of the day 1-13-2023
Bible verse of the day for Friday:
Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
--Proverbs 21:21
Heavener School menu 1-13-2023
Breakfast
Sausage biscuit
Lunch
Hamburgers
Keota man dies in wreck
Keota man dies in wreck and a Spiro woman is in critical condition after a wreck near Spiro Tuesday evening.
Bobbie Fisk, 76, of Keota, was driving a 1999 Chevrolet and had just turned westbound in the eastbound lane of Highway 271 where he collided with a Kia K5 driven by Megan Watts, 36, of Spiro.
The condition of Fisk is still under investigation while Watts was apparently normal according to the report by Trooper Wes Odom.
Fisk was pronounced deceased at the scene. Watts was air lifted to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, where she was admitted in critical condition with lower leg, arms and trunk internal injuries.
He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. She was wearing a seatbelt. Both vehicles were equipped with airbags and they both deployed.
Odom was assisted by Trooper Fernando Cardenas, the Spiro Fire and Police Departments, the Panama Police Department and LeFlore County Sheriff’s office.
Brackets for 2023 basketball LCT
Brackets for 2023 basketball LCT were released Thursday for the tournament, which starts Monday with games at Talihina, Panama and Poteau.
The semifinals and finals will be played at Spiro High School.
Pocola is the top seed for both the boys and girls. The top three seeds get byes for the first round.
LeFlore County scoreboard 1-12-2023
LeFlore County scoreboard 1-12-2023 for basketball games played Thursday.
Boys
Cave Springs 72, Bokoshe 23
Howe 43, Keys 41
Girls
Cave Springs 50, Bokoshe 9
Howe 78, Keys 31
To report a score, please contact us.
Junior high LCT scores and schedule
Girls
Thursday’s scores
Winners bracket
Spiro 34, Talihina 24
Hodgen 42, Panama 37
Loser bracket
Howe 49, Whitesboro 27
Poteau 25, Fanshawe 22
Wister 30, Pocola 28
Friday’s schedule
Losers bracket
Howe vs. Wister 4 p.m. at Panama
Boys
Thursday’s scores
Losers bracket
Wister 34, Howe 27
Arkoma 32, Heavener 28
Poteau 41, Monroe 33
Friday’s schedule
Winner’s bracket
Talihina vs. Panama 6:30 p.m. at Panama
Hodgen vs. Pocola 7:45 p.m. at Panama
Losers bracket
Wister vs. Poteau 5:15 p.m.
Heavener academic team wins regional championship
Heavener seventh and eighth grade academic team is Oklahoma Association for Academic Competition Regional Champions. Team members are captain Brooklynn Woods and members are Jonah Scroggins, Kyler Bowen, Jorge Martinez and Jacob Stinson.
LeFlore County weather forecast 1-13-2023
LeFlore County weather forecast for Friday calls for clear skies and cool temperatures remaining on Friday.
The high will be 48 degrees with a low of 24.
Sunrise is 7:26 a.m. Sunset is 5:28 p.m.
Thursday’s high was 44. The low was 26.
Average temperatures for Jan. 13 are a high of 51 and low of 27.
Records for the date were a high of 75 in 1996 and a record low of 12 in 1990.
Last year on this date, the high was 69 with a low of 33.
LeFlore County calendar
LeFlore County calendar lists the upcoming events in the area. This is a free service, so if you or your group have an event coming up and would like it added to the calendar, please email craig@heavenerledger.com or text (918) 649-4712.
Friday
Legislative breakfast at Reynolds Center
High school basketball: Gans at Arkoma; Stigler at Heavener; LeFlore at Quinton; Pocola at Hartshorne; Stilwell at Spiro; Talihina at Wilburton; Whitesboro at Red Oak.
Saturday
Graveside service for Edward Navarro
Monday
Funeral service for George Clark Espinel
Funeral Service for Annabelle Price
High school basketball: LCT
Tuesday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
High school basketball: LCT
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon at EOMC
Thursday
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6 p.m. Highway 59 North
Obituary for Annabelle Price
Funeral service for Annabelle Price, 96, of Howe is 10 a.m. Monday at Grace Memorial Chapel in Poteau with Reverend Josh Effinger officiating. Services are under the direction of Grace Funeral Service of Poteau.
She was born Oct. 11, 1926 in Howe to Ellen (Schinzel) Luton and Marion Luton and passed away Jan. 11, 2023 in Heavener.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, D.J. Price Jr.; six brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her daughter Anna Smith and husband Ted; grandchildren Heather Butler and husband Chris, Allisha Wiseley, Khris Smith and wife Charlotte, and Creigh Smith, great grandchildren Dalton Seigler, Josh Butler and wife Paige, Jacob Butler, Dannielle Butler, Brendon Wiseley, Annaston Wiseley, Kylie Smith, Garrett Smith, Mariah Smith, Justus Smith and Levi Smith; and a great great grandchild, Caleb Butler.
Honorary pallbearers are her grandchildren.
The family will greet friends Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home.